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Committee advances bonds, budget amendments and a 3% nonunion salary increase
Summary
The committee recommended a package of bond resolutions, advanced the operating budget resolution as amended to include a $100,000 compensated‑absences allocation, and recommended a 3% across‑the‑board salary adjustment for about 100 nonunion employees; motions carried unanimously.
Unidentified Finance Staff summarized the city’s bond requests tied to the 2026 budget and capital plan and reported that using the state Bond Bank has yielded interest savings. Staff listed individual bond amounts for projects in the plan, including a $1,308,000 appropriation for the fire apparatus replacement program, $687,000 for Lower Winchester Street reconstruction, $1,402,000 for roadway preservation, $1,320,000 for stormwater resiliency, $1,275,000 for sewer improvements, $690,000 for a 3,000,000‑gallon water tank repair, $970,000 for…
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